Bashkir

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Etymology

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The conjunction әгәр (əgər) is reinforced by adding the particle ҙә (źə), which here does not carry a separate meaning.

Compare to Kyrgyz эгерде (egerde, if).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [æˈɡær.ðæ]
  • Hyphenation: ә‧гәр ҙә

Conjunction

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әгәр ҙә (əgər źə) (requires a verb in conditional mood)

  1. if
    Әгәр ҙә мин яҙған кеше үҙен таныһа, оялыр тип уйлайым.
    Əgər źə min yaźğan keşe üźen tanıha, oyalır tip uylayım.
    If the person I wrote (about) recognizes himself/herself, I think s/he will be ashamed.

Synonyms

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